The Saint-Leonard RCMP arrested a man following a seizure of over 104,000 illegal cigarettes in Saint-Jacques, N.B.
On June 17, 2020, at approximately 3 p.m., police stopped a vehicle as part of a check-stop on the Trans-Canada Highway. During the stop, police noticed contraband tobacco inside the vehicle.
A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed more than 500 cartons of illegal cigarettes. The cigarettes along with the vehicle were seized. A 34-year-old man from Dieppe, N.B., was arrested and later released from custody. He is scheduled to appear in court on October 20, 2020.
The investigation is ongoing.